A few months ago, I created a video to show you a quick and easy watercolor technique using your stencils. You can see that video and the card HERE. I’m revisiting that technique today with some Altenew products. Altenew has what I hope is the start of a series of stamps called Mega Greetings. I just love these… Read More »
I’m still playing with those Altenew watercolors! My watercolor paints actually look like I’ve had them for months instead of a couple of weeks. They are loved! I am really feeling the fall cards right now. I know that summer still has a month to go, but school starts in a week and that puts me in the… Read More »
I have not been able to put down these watercolors that I got from Altenew. Their watercolor set is AMAZING! They also have several watercolor classes that you can take for less than $10 each in Altenew Academy. I love the classes. Sometimes the lessons are techniques that I already know how to do and feel like I’ve… Read More »
All these new stamp companies that I’m falling in love with have monthly releases of new products that I find very exciting. And addictive! Honestly, I don’t think I can just let new goodies pass by without filling my shopping cart! Altenew has had an exciting month. Earlier this month, they release their Watercolor Therapy Bundle. It is… Read More »
What’s New With Me? If you are a regular blog reader, you know that I have been a Stampin’ Up! demonstrator for the last 6 years. It has been a successful 6 years and I have loved every minute of it and I am grateful for all that Stampin’ Up! has done for me. That Rising Star award… Read More »
My cards today sort of came by accidentally! I wanted to try out the new Marvy Watercolor Pencils that I got with my Hedgehog Hollow August Kit and I ended up making a video and 2 quick cards. While I would never hold these cards up as my best card designs, I had a lot of fun playing… Read More »
I love that many of the stamp companies have monthly releases of new products. The drawback of course is that I spend too much money of new craft supplies to play with! The wonderful thing about it is that I am crafting every spare minute! I’m loving that I am trying so many new techniques and tools that… Read More »
Many years ago when I started paper crafting, my sister created a ring of card stock samples for me for Christmas one year. She used a pretty punch and punched and labeled every different color of card stock that Stampin’ Up! carried and then organized them on a ring. This has been a very handy tool for me… Read More »
I’m taking a watercoloring class this week. I’ve taken several classes that teach various watercoloring techniques to use with my stamps and stash. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that we would not be using stamps…NOPE! We are sketching stuff out. YEP! I am bravely sharing my homework. Be kind. Remember that this is my first time trying… Read More »
My watercoloring class homework for day 2 will be posting before the day 1 homework…what can I say?! I couldn’t resist doing the day 2 assignments first! I was expecting that we would be stamping things and learning to watercolor them. Instead I discovered that we are sketching things and watercoloring them. Huh! Not what I was expecting,… Read More »
I have absolutely fallen in love with Concord & 9th’s Turnabout stamps. Yesterday, I shared a watercolor lifting technique and used a turnabout stamp to make the card. Today I wanted to show you how to use a turnabout stamp (see my video below) and how versatile these stamps sets are. You could create 20 cards from one… Read More »
Today was another day of just playing with tools techniques. I wanted to see what I could do with the Distress Markers that I purchased. I originally purchased some of these Distress Makers to use with a couple Art Impression stamps that I wanted to try with a watercoloring technique I saw someone demonstrate. These markers are… Read More »
Happy 4th of July! It is sweltering here so I have taken refuge in my crafty space. I had so much fun the last two days tidying up my space and actually doing some card making that I had to do more today. I have not had the chance to play with my latest My Monthly Hero card… Read More »
I got a great questions from my stamping friend, Anita. I started to reply and realized that this might make a good quick post for everyone reading my blog. Anita’s question: I am having a bit of trouble deciding what brand of markers to start practicing with. I have one pack of Stampin up markers but I feel… Read More »
Last month, I got my first Hedgehog Hollow craft kit. Included in the box was an offer for a tool chest filled with tools from Tonic and Nuvo. I see these tools all the time, but I only actually owned one of the items on the list. I decided to order it and add some new tools to… Read More »